Férin

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Férin
Coat of arms of Férin
Férin (France)
Férin
region Hauts-de-France
Department North
Arrondissement Douai
Canton Aniche
Community association Douaisis
Coordinates 50 ° 20 ′  N , 3 ° 4 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 20 ′  N , 3 ° 4 ′  E
height 27-45 m
surface 5.52 km 2
Residents 1,455 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 264 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 59169
INSEE code 59228
Website http://communedeferin.free.fr/

Town hall (Mairie) of Férin

Férin is a French commune with 1,455 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Douai and the canton of Aniche (until 2015: canton of Douai-Sud ). The inhabitants are called Férinois .

geography

Férin is located about four kilometers south of Douai in the Ostrevent landscape on the canalized River Sensée . Férin is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lambres-lez-Douai in the north, Sin-le-Noble in the north-east, Dechy in the east, Gœulzin in the south and south-east, Gouy-sous-Bellonne in the south and south-west, Corbehem in the west and Courchelettes in the north-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 783 834 789 1,318 1,391 1,351 1,338 1,479
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Amand Church, built in 1922
  • Archaeological site of the Gallo-Roman Villa Ferinius from the 3rd century AD
Saint-Amand church

Web links

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